Madison Central High School - Tychoberahn Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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Olympic By Margaret Bewick A croup of four to eight boys Mood in the ofTice of Principal Thomas IJoyd-Joncs, approximately thirty years ago, and listened to their superior tell them of expulsion. It seems that if they did not stay the activities of their o r g a n i z a • tion, the Olympic Cluh, there w o u I d l c no alternative but to leave the school. The voice of Mr. | o n c s m u s t have held a dread intonation to those boys. Their club was purely a social and athletic institution governed u nder strict rules. Al-though the close of that meeting is in the shadows of the past, we find t It a t despite the expulsion threat, the club lived and thrive d. be c o m i n g, perhaps, one of the most brilliantly managed affairs in southern Wisconsin, if not in the entire Justin Sam Barmy year I‘ 11; it was planned as a young men's club, which met at the old lackson Clinic on Hamilton street. Later, new members were added ami before long the organization consisted of over 100 men. The institution look permanent headquarters above the old Palace of Sweets, on State Street where the Davis and O’C-onncll Clothing store now stands. The rooms were numerous; there were two cloak rooms, a grill, and a general assembly hall where the young women were entertained. iKsidcs several smokers. The rooms were furnished in mission style, while old Knglish hunting scenes adorned the walls. For color, the club claimed a negro janitor, Ace Washington, and the fast orchestras oi Al Thompson, who reigned supreme at the various dances given by the club. In athletics the institution ranked supreme. Favorite sport was basclxill, and in those days this team was one to Ik feared. The club bail, t«x», its own football team ami one of the fastest indc|icndcn! basketball teams in the state. All in all. the Olympic Club of Madison was an admirable social and athletic organization, and Central may claim a share of the praise due the club, since the atTair was started by the Madison I ligh school ancestors. With the club as a mutual background, the writer wishes to introduce to Central three of the charter members, Sam Barry, “Babe Jackson, and Johnny Mlied. Sam (his real name is lustiii) Barry won Utters in football, basketball, tiascball, and track and captained for one year the loot hall team and led the basketball team to victory lor two seasons. It lias been found that his aim while attending Madison High was to graduate (he was here for five years and six weeks); he was noted for his girl friends; his hobby was dancing. In the 191(1 Tycobcrahn, Coach Jones of Ontral, now track coach of the University of Wisconsin, said of Sam, He can pull in the hall if thrown within twenty feet of him. Men who bumped up against our innocent looking ‘Sammy' usually came down. In connection with the Olympic Club, lie was considered quite a prankster. Our of his most original and exasperating jokes was to fill one hand with water, enter a room where a group were indulging in 50Q, stand over them and produce a tremendous “kachoo, showering them gen crously. Meekly, he would beg their purdon and escape to another room. He assisted Tom Jones here for one year, after which he obtained the position of athletic director and football coach at Knox College at Calcs (continued on page id) state of Wisconsin itself. The Olympic Club was formed by four Madison High school athletes, Arnold “Babe Jackson, Justin Sam Barry. “Johnny Blied. and Joe Fitch. in the ’M’ Clul, Front Row. left to right: Rube Fault, King Oakry, Joe Trasdalr, Mr. Frances Sullivan, advisor, Claude Hopkins, Pete Arcardio, and Ralph Kamrath. Second Row: Edgar Tullis, Don Mueller, John Badenna, Frank Stump, Neil Jimieson, Bob Arnold. I.orrian Ethan, and Mel Fox. Third Row: John Schara, Earl (trier, Charles Spec hi. Charlie Johnson, Vilas Owen, and Roland Koellrn. They may he football heroes—but they're weaklings when the curtain falls 25

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Orange and Black 1935-1936 Sports Review Hoot kali ... From Be£innin£ to End by Ed Rohde, sports editor Action! Kenosha—Now one ol the tough teams came to town, an.l we “sets 'em on their heels 13-0, with King Oakey sprinting 82 yards for a touchdown. Janesville—This was one of those Saturday morning alTairs, and there were only alxiut 300 ol us there. We beat the Blucjays 33-7. Madison Hast—Well, here was a game. I he Ixiys just about pulled each others' hair out. It was the annual Armistice day game, anti the result was . . . oh, you know. East cinched the Big Eight title with this victory. At the end of the season the Mirror All-City team was picked ami Central had a total of nine on the first and second teams. Placing on the first team were |oc Teastlalc at guard. Marry Bros-irom at tackle, |ohn Schara. end, and Boh Arnold, halfback. On the second leant: Charley lohnson, Tom Motisi, Chuck S|iecht, King Oakey, and Vilas Owen. tn me past it has always been the custom in I writing the football season summary lor the annual Orange and Black to describe the team, the players, the games, and so on. This year I am going to go sour on old man tradition and give you a brief outline of the football season from he-ginning to end. Central had an eight game schedule in 1935 and won three, tied two, and lost three. An account of the games in their order follows: Fond du late—In the opener, Central beat Fond du Lae l'J-0. Vi Owen and Bolt Arnold chalked up one touchdown each. John Ellis fell on a blocked punt for the last goal. Fete Accardo kicked the extra point. Racine Far —Central tied Racine Park in us first Big Eight game 7-7. It was a hard fought battle, and the liest team didn't win. Madison West—The biggest show of the year. West beat Central 6-0. The only score of the game was made on a pass from Olson to Schwartz. Everyone went home feeling bad. that is, cxccjx the West kids. La Crosse—An out of town game that few saw. but they say it was a good mud battle. The score was 6-6. lieloit Well, there were aliout ten of us who went down to Beloit to sec our boys do their stuif. but Beloit “squelched the Orange and Black. Tlic score was 19-6. You have to he a football playn . . .' Reading from left lo right—Pint Row. .rated: R. Koellen. G. Beld. F. Di Martino. R. Mathew . S. Buchanan. I - W K- VanM‘ J Bjd' enna. J. Replinger. R. Wieg. R. Baily, E. Pohlman. W. Rohde. B. Mitchell, B. Column. Second Row: J. Mala . Fu,k ‘- S- Burauester. R. Fau.t. B. Buck.na.ter. H. Rohr. J. Teasdale. B. Frarier. T. Motisi, R. Kamrath, A. Muck . J. Lombardo. E. Tulli . Mgr. N. Jmm-ton. Third Row: B. Skuldt. M. Fox. E. Storm. J. Cochems, Capt. V. Owen. L. Sander, C Specht. C. Johnson, H. Brostrom, S. Chiovero, J- Schara. B. Arnold. F. Stump, K. Oakey, Coach “Mike Koakey.

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Basketball by ''Murphy” inning only lour games and losing ten was the record of the Isaskcthall team for t he year. Yet one cannot say that the season was disastrous because of this record. More than one game was decided on scores which had the differences of less than three points. ’Hie name we played with East in our gym is a good example of the above lines. We hist that kittle, but not until the game went into three overtime periods. The game ended there when Hilly Schmitz of East sank a set shot from the side. Madison East won the city crown in the cage sport by defeating Central and West twice each. The Orange and lllack split with Blue and Gold to tic for second with the Westsiders. Hie Big Eight title race was tl c c’oscst it has been for years, and not until the last game had hern played was the championship decided. The champs were Racine Morlick, who for the first time in its history gained that (losition, and Beloit, who is quite consistent hi getting that honor. Kenosha finished third, W'ith the three Madison schools. East, West, and Central, taking fourth, fifth, and sixth places respectively. The Orange and Black gained its four wins hy defeating Racine Bark twice, Janesville once, and West once. It hist two games to Beloit, Kenosha, East, and Bark, and one game to Janesville and West for their ten loses. In the Beloit District Tournament, Central reached the semi-finals after defeating the Blucjays of Janesville. Iii the semis, the Orange and Black met its Waterloo in the form of Kenosha, who in the end won the tournament championship hy defeating West in the finals. The high scorer and probably the most outstanding player on the team was Boh Arnold, who scores! 21 goals and 48 free throws for a total of 80 (mints. Following Arnold came Charlie Johnson, with 74 and Vi Owen, who had 60. The personnel of this year’s team included six juniors, three seniors, ami one sophomore. The seniors who played their last game are Charlie Johnson, center, and Vi Owen, forward. Boh Arnold is a mid-semester graduate and will not l»c lost for another semester. The six juniors are George Cuccia, Earl Icier, Nick Golf and I ennis hi’itta hapioly increasing popularity of golf and tennis has I shown itself in the last lew years hy the number of boys that have been coming out for the respective teams. This year the number for tennis climbed to twenty and for golf approximately fifteen. Previous years have found these comparatively old sports played only by professionals. This year the thirty-some ten nis courts have been crowded practically every day of the season hy high school students, who have in the last three or four years taken to the sport whole-heartedly. Girls, as well as boys, arc now playing these sports, golf and tennis, and this year a tennis tournament was held among the girls of Miss Marguerite Shepard's gym classes, and. according to Miss Shc|xird, the tournament won much praise and |iopularily. Both the tennis and golf teams were under the supervision of coaches this season. The able assistance of Coach Neil Stoddard, historian and economist, was used in con junction with the golf team, and musician larroy Klosc gave |X)inters to the racket men. The tennis and golf teams did not fare so well in their schedules. Both teams lost all of their games to other Madison high schools and did not place in the Big Eight Conference Meet. The most experienced players on the net team were Joe Barnett, Sam Knopow, and Les Sander. Walter Atwood is by far the l»cst man on the fairway squad. I Ic won the most of his matches and is the only person to urore lor the Orange and Black against other teams. Justo, Norman Levin, King Oakey, and Ixs Sanders. Three of these have a year ami a half of competition left. Hie other three have only two semesters. The only sophomore on the team is Erin Karp who, after playing in the first four games, contracted scarlet fever and was out lor the rest of the season because of ineligibility rules of the conference. Front Row, left to right: Sam Knopow, Nick Margeti . Ed Front Row, left to right: Bud Thompson, Don Seiler, Harold Rohde, Lyle Coates, Joe Barnett, Vernon Bailey, and Bob Vetter. Rohr, Bob Barker, and Ken Burmristrr. Back Row: Dick Johnson, Roland Koellen, Chal Hatleberg, I-e Sanders. Bob Me William , George Hoevler, and Bob Bowen. Second Row: Neil Stoddard (coachI, Bill Tilker, Bob Herreid, Harry Brostrom, John Tilker, and Lloyd Finn. 26